The Highland Hornets scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They blew past Manzano 85-65. The win was nothing new for Highland as they're now sitting on three straight.
Highland was led to victory by Raul Stanford and Jesus Licon. Stanford scored 22 points along with nine assists and seven rebounds, while Licon went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 26 points and 8 assists. That's the first time this season that Licon posted eight or more assists. Another player making a difference was Owen Cheng, who scored 15 points.
Highland has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Manzano, they are on a eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-11.
Highland will look to defend their home court on Friday against Belen at 7:00 p.m. As for Manzano, they will head out on the road to challenge Los Lunas at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Los Lunas presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Manzano in New Mexico (Los Lunas is ranked 16th, while Manzano is ranked 71st).
